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| Drivers of Green Supply Chain Management in an Emerging Economy like Nigeria |
Okoroafor, Sunday Adiele and Amaje, James Ojonile
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Abstract:
Generally, green practices in supply chain management are comprised of actions that reduce or eliminate waste and pollution, eliminate hazardous materials, consider product life-cycles, review supplier environmental performance, emphasize compliance, minimize the environmental impact of the firm's operations, and remediate environmental problems. The main objective of the study is to discuss the drivers of green supply chain management (GSCM) in an emerging economy like Nigeria. The study relies on Stakeholder theory, and corporate environmental responsibility theory as its theoretical frameworks of analysis. The research methodology adopted was qualitative research method. Research design is a combination of descriptive and narrative designs. The sources and method of data collection were secondary. Descriptive and narrative approaches form the data analysis with no statistical presentations. The findings of the study show among other factors government rules and legislations, pressures from competitors, social and environmental responsibility, customers awareness and public pressure, and economic benefit are the drivers of GSCM in the emerging (developing) countries. One of the recommendations of the study is that organizations should go deeper in the implementation of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), which encompasses environmental, economic and social compliances in supply chain management activities.
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